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Old Jun 21, 2008 | 06:11 PM
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I cut away the extra bracing metal but there still isn't room for the main connector. Is there any way I can get in there and BFH it a little more with the tranny in the car? I have everything bolted up and torqued down and really hate to pull it back out.
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Old Jun 21, 2008 | 10:46 PM
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Im pretty sure we bfh'd mine alittle bit more after we cut out the metal.
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Old Jun 22, 2008 | 12:41 PM
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i cut mine from the inside eventually and then covered it with aluminum tape and laid the carpet back down
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does anyone have any pics of this??
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Cable to the rescue again. I just took the hole saw to the tunnel and now I have lots of room.
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I dont think I beat anything. I cut the square, dropped the trans down a fuzz, plugged the connector in and bolted it back up and all was good.
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Old Jun 23, 2008 | 10:06 AM
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I had to bang it with a hammer. you could always pry with a bar or big screwdriver and make it work.
B4 hammering.
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w...m/DSC02571.jpg
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http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w...m/DSC02578.jpg

Whats done is done, but you should always test fit as much as possible b4 going all the way.
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